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Sun Members Kyoto Saga

3.0 star property

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Breakfast and dinner served, Japanese cuisine
Property entrance
Suite Twin Room, Non Smoking
Reception
Suite Twin Room, Non Smoking

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Air-conditioning
  • Breakfast available
  • Parking available
  • Bar

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27-1 Saga Hirosawaminamino-Cho Ukyou-Ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, 616-8304
  • Place, Arashiyama Onsen
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Place, Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Place, Togetsukyo Bridge
    ‪8 min drive‬

Room options

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Twin Room, Non Smoking

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 17 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Twin Room, Non Smoking

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 35 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds and 1 Single Sofa Bed

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Standard Double Room, Non Smoking

Standard Double Room, Non Smoking

  • 17 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Suite Twin Room, Non Smoking

Suite Twin Room, Non Smoking

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 27 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Large Single Beds

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About the area

Kyoto

Located in Kyoto (Arashiyama), Sun Members Kyoto Saga is within a 10-minute drive of Ryoan-ji Temple and Nijō Castle. .This hotel is 5.1 mi (8.1 km) from Kyoto Imperial Palace and 5.6 mi (9 km) from Heian Shrine.

What's nearby

  • Arashiyama Onsen - 4 min drive - 1.6 km
  • Tenryu-ji Temple - 4 min drive - 1.6 km
  • Arashiyama Bamboo Grove - 6 min drive - 2.6 km
  • Togetsukyo Bridge - 8 min drive - 1.9 km
  • Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama - 8 min drive - 1.9 km

Getting around

  • Kurumazakijinja Station - 10 min walk
  • Saga-Arashiyama Station - 15 min walk
  • Kansai Intl. Airport (KIX) - 123 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪永田珈琲店 - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Odai Sushi 大鯛寿司 - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪CafeGROW・Arashiyama - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪ケンタッキーフライドチキン - ‬11 min walk

About this property

Sun Members Kyoto Saga

Sun Members Kyoto Saga offers 67 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary bottled water and slippers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries, hair dryers, and toothbrushes and toothpaste. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Make yourself at home in one of the 67 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as electric kettles and complimentary bottled water.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and shopping on site. Additional amenities at this hotel include tour/ticket assistance, a banquet hall, and a vending machine. Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge).
Grab dinner at 日本料理　嵯峨, a restaurant that specializes in Japanese cuisine. You can also grab snacks at the coffee shop/cafe. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 9:30 AM.
日本料理　嵯峨 - This restaurant specializes in Japanese cuisine and serves breakfast and dinner. Reservations are required.
茶房らうんじ - Onsite lobby lounge. Open daily.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Parking on site (JPY 1,000 per night)
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee: JPY 2,904 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • 日本料理　嵯峨
  • 茶房らうんじ

Things to do

  • Shopping

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • High-pile carpet in room
  • Lift

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Slippers
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight

Early check-in subject to availability

Early check-in is available for a fee

Late check-in subject to availability

Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Late check-out subject to availability

A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

If you are planning to arrive after 10:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Guests with dietary restrictions or food allergies must contact this hotel in advance. No meals may be added upon check-in. For 2 Meal plan, guests must specify a dinner time in advance due to time restrictions, including either 5:30 PM or 8 PM on Saturdays and any days before National Holidays. Requests may not be accommodated.

Access methods

Staffed front desk, private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A city tax may be collected at the property. The city tax ranges from JPY 100–10,000 per person, per night based on the nightly room rate. Please note that further exemptions may apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately JPY 2904 per person
  • Self parking fee: JPY 1000 per night
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ); additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file

Property is also known as

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Sun Members Kyoto Saga Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 48 out of 114 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 44 out of 114 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 15 out of 114 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 114 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 114 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Emmanuel B

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pretty solid stay! I just needed about 3 days when visiting Kyoto and Osaka. I was surprised that they wanted me to turn in my key every time I went out though. You need to make a reservation if you want to eat breakfast, I didn't go because it seemed like hassle
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

SHOICHI

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jacques

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Welcoming staff
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Sequoia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
When I booked on Expedia it said there was laundry available, so we planned our trip/laundry days around that; however, when we arrived at the hotel they informed it was a laundry service provided by the hotel that was only available on the weekends and that there was a coin laundry down the street if needed. Checkout was also a pain that took 10 minutes longer than necessary: you’re required to pay the Kyoto nightly accommodation fee of 200Y per person, totally fine by us, but it charged me on the computer, failed to load, and then we had to pay again at the front desk. I completely understand that the language barrier plays a role in this, but even when using google translate staff was unable to answer our questions about what was going on with laundry and then checkout when we haven’t ran into these problems anywhere else (I’m trying to say it was a staff training issue rather than a language barrier one). It also bothered me that the staff would only look at my male cousin when clarifying things, even though as a female I was the one who booked and paid for the accommodation. Last thing, even though we had a “non-smoking room” the entire building reeks of cigarette smell. Actually one final thing, the closest train stations to the hotel are 1km away, so be prepared to walk in the extreme heat/humidity with all of your luggage for that length if booking here.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Blanche

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Hotel and staff are lovely. Ideal if you have a car. Thankful for free shuttle bus to station if you haven’t. Not much to do / see immediately around the hotel. But great location for seeing the bamboo forest.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carl Anthony

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hideo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Phillip, Federal Way

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Everything is too old and smells as you enter the room
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Anna Liza M.

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The property was nice and very convenient. It was hot in our room and they need to bring an electric fan as the room temp was centralized. The whole ambience was really nice and the staff were very friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Get dinner at the hotel

The hotel was nice and the room was great. Make sure to have dinner at the hotel. It is a bit pricey, but it is a great experience.

8/10 Good

david, epping

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very nice place to stay if you are happy to travel

We had a deluxe double room which was quite large and included a table and two chairs as well as two single beds. Originally we were only going to stay 2 nights but ended up staying 6 as the hotel is very nice. Just one caution is that it’s 15 minutes from the station and the opposite side of town from the tourist areas but there are two bus services into central Kyoto (91 & 93) bother of which are every 20 minutes. They do have a minibus service available in the morning but you have to book it. Did not have breakfast or use the onsite restaurant which seemed expensive. There are limited food options available locally but there is an organic Chinese restaurant opposite and a Sato Japanese restaurant just up the road.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Convenient and clean hotel

Friendly staff. Good restaurant.

10/10 Excellent

hunsang

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice Japanese breakfast with friendly service.

People were nice and very friendly for first time visitors. The hotel is surrounded by quiet, peaceful, and traditional environment, but I had a little bit of difficulties in communication at the reception due to their English shortage. Overall, my wife and I were very satisfied with service the hotel have provided.

4/10 Poor

Sze Yick

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Remote.

This hotel is quite faraway from the Saga JR Station. The shuttle bus service is rather limited with two trips to from the hotel to the station in the morning and two reverse way in the afternoon.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Convenient bus station but room has no wifi

A bit disappointed because there were no wifi inside the room. Just a 15min ride to arishayama and an hour or more to kyoto station. The bus station is convenient.

6/10 Okay

Maria, Florida

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

MAJOR language barriers!

This hotel charged me $80 dollars for my friend who arrived from Chicago and stayed up one night out of the three I was there. This was after I talk to a translator who said they would not charge me. There were major communication issues they charge you for coffee in your room just very bad the rooms are not comfortable. I was willing to look over past the discomfort of the room in the language barrier until the last day when they overcharged me. It took two hours to work this out even after I told them which worker it was that I talk too and also to a translator. I paid too much for this room as it was. I cannot recommend it to anyone after what they did.

8/10 Good

Ricky

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Patrick, Bay Area

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Great hotel for a more "local" experience

Overall the Sun-Members Kyoto-Saga was a very good hotel and a great fit for travelers with more experience traveling in and navigating Japan, including speaking and understanding basic phrases. The rooms were clean and well-appointed in the manner familiar to Japanese travelers, the staff were courteous (with very limited English), and the meals in the hotel restaurant were well above average. There are a lot of resources in the neighborhood for do-it-yourselfers and more budget-conscious travelers, including a laundromat, market (Mandai), and quite a few decent local eateries - including an excellent teppanyaki and bakery and a very good coffee shop (Time Cafe). The 'neighborhood map' provided by the hotel was useful for getting oriented, and the shuttle Arashiyama-Saga Sta saved time and walking, which you will do plenty of regardless. Taxis to and from the station were about Y560 and readily available during the day; at night you can have the hotel near the station call one for you. The hotel is relatively close to Arashiyama-Saga and the temples and sites on the western side of the valley, but conversely it is quite far (and usually 1-3 trains) from the attractions in central Kyoto and the eastern side of the valley, so factor in extra transit and walking time for your days.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

Not bad hotel

Stuff was friendly. Hotel located away from city center. Rooms are very small to the extent end we needed to rearrange the furniture to enable open the suitcases. No wifi in the room. Wifi in public area was unstable. Price was low and matched our budget. Shuttle service provided in the mornings to the train station.

10/10 Excellent

Wei-Pei, San Francisco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great intro to west Kyoto suburbs/residential life

Only one night stay, but had a lot of fun. Only con about the neighborhood was distance from subway (15 min walk), otherwise great, small town feel area. The hotel service was fantastic.

10/10 Excellent

Nancy, Eugenr

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Wonderful meals.

Wonderful meals included ,

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Joke

Smoking every where, very poor Wi-Fi in hallway entrance where this is the only Wi-Fi, while people smoke. Not happy with hotel.

8/10 Good

andrea, Santa Monica, ca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great hotel!

The hotel was great! The staff is very accommodating despite of the language barrier. You can choose western or Japanese style breakfast. We tried both and both were great. 10 minute walk from train station and easy bus stop right across the street to take you to Arashiyama for bamboo forest, etc. We even rented bikes one day. Would recommend this hotel!

10/10 Excellent

Tropical Cat, Cairns Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Really really good option.

Ended up here as booked late but was very happy. Room ( just one traveller) was fine. Cleaning done meant you could see your face in the room as anything shiny was polished up. Full linen change every day. Very helpful staff and fantastic food (Japanese) I took/ended up with a meal option so got a 9 course meal of the highest quality every night. Superb. Close to a station ( is a few stops out of town as the only downside) and a major Shrine and the famous monkeys all in walking distance from the station ( Hotel runs a shuttle to the station)

6/10 Okay

Peter, Helsinki

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Sun Hotel Kyoto

... ok hotel. Restaurant too high art and expensive. Japanese breakfast overpriced to what you get. Western breakfast light and not possible to have every morning...